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| Come back to same geographic area during migration |
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| Fate of all species; 99.9 species estimated to have gone extinct at some point; as species go extinct others evolve |
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| Vast increase in diversity of life |
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| Mass Extinctions caused by |
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| Plate movements (closing of oceans), Volcanic eruptions, climate change |
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| Rivals mass extinctions of geologic extent and rate of extinction; over 1000 species since 1600 |
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| E.O. Wilson's species-area relationship |
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S= C * A ^z
(s=# of species; A=area; C= constant; Z=constant) |
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